Traumatic and Nontraumatic Loss and Bereavement: Clinical Theory and Practice
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This book stresses the enormous importance of not equating grief and loss with pathology, in itself a new view of a complex subject. The central idea of this multidisciplinary book is that people don't so much "recover" from a loss, but rather make an accommodation to it. Traumatic and non-traumatic loss and bereavement are of growing interest today, and the boundaries between trauma and bereavement are gradually fading. Psychotherapeutic approaches are varied, and individual, family, group, self-help and other modalities help people cope with grief and loss. The editors and authors, from Israel and the United States, are all actively engaged in the study and treatment of bereavement and trauma.Part I is on clinical and theoretical aspects of bereavement and trauma. The phenomenology of loss and trauma, the interface of trauma and loss, and comparative analysis of each of these areas and their overlap are discussed. The focus is on the disruption of the cohesive sense of self and family resulting from bereavement. The dominant theme is the way in which grief and mourning processes mediate how the bereaved person will readjust to the changed internal and external world following the death of a central figure. Part II is on psychotherapeutic intervention following loss. Psychotherapy in this area has undergone significant changes in the last few years. Booknews Although the softening of the boundaries between the fields of bereavement and trauma are a significant part of the 12 contributions in this volume, the emphasis remains squarely upon bereavement. Various psychotherapeutic intervention models are explained and basic theoretical issues are discussed. In addition, a number of papers look at the way that bereavement occurs in a nested paradigm of individual, familial, and social contexts, and examine the processes of mourning in their broader sociocultural context. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Part I Clinical Theory and Research Chapter 1— Loss, Bereavement, and Trauma: An Overview Chapter 2—On Coping with Trauma and Coping with Grief: Similarities and Differences Chapter 3—Children as Part of the Family Drama: An Integrated View of Childhood Bereavement Chapter 4—Posttraumatic and Bereavement Reactions among POWs following release from War Captivity: The Interplay of Trauma and Loss Part II Healing the Wounds: Psychotherapy Following Loss Chapter 5—Psychodynamic Perspectives on Tratment with the Bereaved: Modifications of the Therapeutic-Transference Paradigm Chapter 6—Psychotherapeutic Intervention with Complicated Grief: Metaphor and Leave-Taking Ritual with the Bereaved Chapter 7—The Application of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) in Traumatic and Non-traumatic Loss Chapter 8—Loss and Meaning Reconstruction: Propositions and Procedures Chapter 9—The "Wounded Healer": Group Cotherapy with Bereaved Parents Chapter 10—"Good Death" and "Bad Death": Therapeutic Implications of Cultural Conceptions of Death and Bereavement Chapter 11—Analysis of Cultural Symbols and Maladaptive Mourning: An Integrated Model for Clinical Application Chapter 12—Collective Bereavement and Commemoration: Cultural Aspects of Collective Myth and the Creation of a National Identity in Israel.
